The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University (http://fass.sabanciuniv.edu/) invites applications for a full-time or visiting position in Political Science, at all levels of experience. The search process will close in time for appointment, in case of a successful candidate, at the start of the academic year of 2013-14.

An excellent record and potential for scholarly publication is essential. Applicants must have strong methodological skills and a solid background, preferably in comparative politics and/or political theory, as well as promise of outstanding teaching. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in comparative politics, quantitative / qualitative research methods, and depending on their area of specialization, in European Politics or Middle Eastern Politics.

Sabancı University is a private, department-free, innovative academic institution located in one of Europe’s largest and oldest cities, Istanbul. The university is strongly committed to interdisciplinary research and teaching both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The medium of instruction is English with a teaching load of two courses per semester. The university admits top-ranking students for its undergraduate programs through a centralized university entrance examination. Faculty members are provided with excellent support, including an annual personal research fund, health insurance and housing facilities on its modern campus.